A Minneapolis man with a lengthy history of violent crime has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison after pleading guilty to illegally possessing a firearm.

Philip Jedidiah Wong, 27, of Little Canada, Minnesota, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the October 2023 murder of 53-year-old Jianqin Zhang, a woman from China, at an Eagan hotel.

Eslin Agustin Bautista Perez, a 23-year-old resident of Burnsville, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison following his guilty plea to charges related to the sexual abuse of a minor.

Jason Thomas Turner, a 46-year-old man from West Delray Beach, Florida, has been sentenced in Dakota County, Minnesota, after pleading guilty to charges of electronic solicitation and exploitation of a minor.

A Dakota County man was sentenced to 18 years in prison following a guilty plea in two separate sexual assault cases.

Casimir Semlak, 20, has pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder (drive-by shooting) in connection with the May 2022 fatal shooting of 17-year-old Anthony Skelley.

A theft case involving over $1,500 in merchandise stolen from an Apple Valley retail store concluded with two defendants being sentenced following guilty pleas.

Amen Jerome Peoples has been convicted and sentenced for involvement in two financial transaction card fraud incidents in Dakota County, Minnesota.

Apple Valley man sentenced to 10 years for role in a fatal shootout that claimed the life of Michelle McGill.

A high-speed chase that began in Eagan, Minnesota, ended in south Minneapolis, Minnesota, with two arrested.

Cambridge, Minnesota man has been sentenced to 12.75 years for South St. Paul, Minnesota murder.

Isanti man pleads guilty and is sentenced to four years for Eagan, Minnesota burglaries.